Car Prices Expected to Surge on Trump’s New Tariffs March 4, 2025 By Keith Naughton Impending tariffs on Canada and Mexico risk driving up US car prices by as much as $12,000, further squeezing consumers...
Ford’s CEO to Warn Lawmakers of ‘Devastating’ Tariff Impact February 13, 2025 By Keith Naughton Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Jim Farley will travel to Washington on Wednesday to warn members of Congress that...
Ford Hit With Near-Record $165 Million Penalty on Recall Failure November 15, 2024 By Keith Laing and Keith Naughton Ford Motor Co. agreed to a $165 million civil penalty to settle allegations the company failed to recall cars with...
Get Too Close, Get Buzzed. Ford Tests Wearables to Keep Workers at Safe Distances. April 17, 2020 By Keith Naughton A dozen Ford Motor Co. workers are experimenting with wearable social-distancing devices that could be deployed more widely once the...
How Test of Waymo’s Robotaxi Service in Arizona Is Going December 10, 2019 By Keith Naughton More than 100,000 trips have been taken in robotaxis operated by Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Alphabet Inc. Now...
Autonomous Deliveries Will Likely Catch on Before Taxis, Says Waymo CEO October 29, 2019 By Keith Naughton True driverless cars have arrived from Waymo, the self-driving unit of Alphabet Inc., but the company’s chief executive officer says...
Lyft Vows to Make Driverless Data Public July 25, 2019 By Keith Naughton Lyft Inc. is making research data on self-driving technology available to the public in a bid to accelerate the development...
Most Americans Continue to Be Very Afraid of Self-Driving Cars: AAA Survey March 15, 2019 By Keith Naughton Seven in 10 Americans don’t want to go anywhere near self-driving cars. The portion of Americans who fear autonomous vehicles—71...
Safety Sharing Economy: Toyota Offers Its Driver Assistance Technology to Competitors January 8, 2019 By Keith Naughton Toyota Motor Corp. — in an unusual move for the cut-throat car business — has decided to share with rivals...
Autonomous Driving Hype Now at ‘Peak Absurdity,’ Claims Auto Dealer Group Leader October 10, 2018 By Keith Naughton The auto industry is a long way from seeing autonomous vehicles and ride-hailing companies put an end to traffic deaths...